LBC/IRN

LBC/IRN

The LBC/IRN Audio Archive

The London Broadcasting Company / Independent Radio News audio archive consists of 7,000 reel-to-reel tapes in a collection that runs from 1973 to the mid-1990s. It is the most important commercial radio archive in the UK and provides a unique audio history of the period. This digitised collection focuses on the most noteworthy content – approximately 3,000 hours of recordings relating to news and current affairs. Digitisation of this resource has been funded via the JISC Digitisation Programme.

Access

Access to the recordings is restricted exclusively to UK higher and further education institutions via Federated Access Management. We are unable to assist anyone outside of these restrictions. Unfortunately LBC is at present also unable to provide any further access to individuals or organisations.

Further information

About the project
Frequently asked questions
LBC/IRN Archive Teaching and Learning Case Study
Bournemouth University project page
Project blog